Smith and Wesson is now producing all of the M&P pistols with an optional thumb safety.
The ambidextrous manual safety is now available on the full-sized and compact 9mm, .40 S&W, and .357 Sig. The manual safety was originally developed by S&W for the M&P 45, which was developed for the U.S. armed forces trials that never happened. Now the safety has been carried over to the rest of the M&P line as an option.
All specs on the M&P pistols with the thumb safety remain the same as the pistols without the manual safety. MSRP runs $719 for the full sized and compact pistols, with the exception of the .357 Sig models, which list at $727.
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Does the old M&P can be attach with thumb safety? If can be drop in or still need a gunsmith
I have the m&p 9mm with the internal lock and i have been looking all over to find out if i can install a thumb safety. is that possible?
I suspect that the addition of a thumb safety to an existing M&P is not going to be something that Smith and Wesson intends for the average user to do, if it is possible at all.
Try contacting Smith and Wesson customer service for a definite answer:
By Email: qa@smith-wesson.com
By Telephone:
1-800-331-0852 (USA)
Mon-Fri 8:00AM-8:00PM Eastern Time
1-413-781-8300 (International)
Mon-Fri 8:00AM-5:00PM Eastern Time
By Fax:
1-413-747-3317 (USA)
1-413-731-8980 (International)
By Mail:
Smith & Wesson
2100 Roosevelt Avenue
Springfield, MA 01104
Learned of the thumb safety on this site. Confirmed with S&W. Starting looking for one in the area. Dealers did not know anything about it. Or they did not let on because they did not have any. Smith rep was at local shop this weekend. They had both the .40 and 9mm. Bought the .40. Like it a lot.
I spoke with a CS Rep for S&W today. I was told they cannot install a thumb safety on the older models. I am not too happy about it but I guess there is nothing you can do if you already purchased one.
Just bought mine about a week ago. Dealers don’t even mention anything about this safety switch. They stated m&p were meant to not have it. how much does it cost to have it installed.